Like Jews of yore, huddled masses gather upon an island, yearning to breathe free and eat good food
Photo by Ken Goodman
By Clara Shapiro
June 27, 2025
It is a warm, wet morning in June, and we Jews (and some Gentiles, too) are...
In gentrified Manhattan, one Jewish luncheonette strives to keep the faith (except for the bacon part)
S & P as seen from the street Photo by Clara Shapiro
By Clara Shapiro
June 21, 2025
Dig, if you will, a pastrami sandwich. A wad...
Travels to ‘the sixth borough’ — a brief history of New York City mayors visiting Israel
Top row, left to right: Vincent Impellitteri, Michael Bloomberg, Abe Beame, John Lindsay;
Middle row: Robert Wagner Jr., William O’Dwyer, Eric Adams, Ed Koch;
Bottom Row:...
That time Yiddishists met extraterrestrials a short while ago in a galaxy not far away
By Clara Shapiro
June 7, 2025
This time last summer, I was setting new personal records of mishegas. Proponents of logic and reason would probably tell...